MIDFIELD, Ala. (WIAT) -- The identities of two people killed in a Midfield house fire last month were released Thursday morning.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office confirmed 71-year-old Vanessa Avery Ward and 72-year-old Odis Edward Ward were both killed in the house fire on the 1200 block of Woodfall Drive on February 22.
Midfield Fire Chief Ken Davis said it took around 45 minutes to get the fire under control.
The Alabama State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.